Ch. 26..30: Divorced My Scum Husband, Married His Evil brother Chapter 26-30

Chapter 26

Chloe's eyes widened as she heard the explanation from Diamond. She didn't know that Vernon would facilitate his employee with such luxury.

"Diamond, did you get the same facility?"

"No," Diamond shook her head. "I don't get that kind of luxury as an office facility. But I do get paid a lot, much more than the salary from other companies."

"I see…." Chloe looked at the stuff on the table. She wasn't sure whether she was worthy of such a facility. But if she refused this…

"Do you think Vernon will be mad if I refuse the facility?" Chloe asked.

"And why do you have to refuse the facility?" Diamond asked back. "Many women would kill for this luxury, you know?"

"I know, but…."

"But?"

"I feel that everything won't be so simple after accepting the facility…." Chloe said. "I'm afraid he will want something more if I take the luxury he offered."

"Don't worry about that, really," Diamond sighed. "I may not get the same luxury, but he gave the same thing to the previous women he dated. It's just part of the deal."

"Ah, okay then," Chloe let out a relieved breath. "If his other women got the same luxury, I can feel at ease."

"I don't understand you, Chloe," Diamond said. "You don't want to be treated special?"

"No," Chloe replied curtly. She had a bitter smile on her lips. "My experience with my ex-husband told me… that a man would only treat you well when they feel like it, and they will ditch you after that. It'd be better if he treats me like a regular employee if he'll probably ditch me in a month at best."

…

Obviously, what Diamond said was another lie. All of Mr. Phoenix Gray's ex-girlfriends only got pocket money compared to what Chloe got. But after seeing her reaction, it seemed that treating Chloe as a special woman wasn't the correct thing to do.

She had to report this to Mr. Phoenix Gray to ensure he didn't make a wrong step.

'I need to ask for a raise from him. I've saved his ass plenty of times in front of Chloe,' Diamond thought.

After Chloe left the office, Diamond waited for Mr. Phoenix Gray to return to the CEO's office and reported.

"How's her reaction?" Vernon asked while he entered the office.

Diamond tailed him from behind and answered, "Mrs. Gray is shocked by the facility you provided, Sir."

"A good kind of shocked?"

"No, Sir."

Vernon halted his step immediately, "And why so? Is it not enough for her?"

Vernon knew that Vincent was currently more powerful and richer than him. So he expected that what he offered might not be enough for Chloe.

"No, Sir. She is overwhelmed. She doesn't want to be treated special," Diamond reported.

Vernon's brows creased as he didn't understand what was on Chloe's mind. He turned around and lowered his head to look straight at Diamond, "She doesn't want to be treated special? What kind of idiot is she?"

"I'm not sure either, Sir. But she said it's an experience from her ex-husband. She wants to be treated just like another employee," Diamond reported.

…

"Heh, what an idiot," Vernon scoffed. He turned around and walked to his chair. He looked at Diamond, who stood in front of him, "Is this a new kind of fetish? Or is it humiliation? Masochism?"

Diamond almost rolled her eyes in front of Mr. Phoenix Gray, but she shook her head, "I'm not sure, Sir. But didn't you say that you just want to try her for a few weeks?"

"Yes, that's my plan," Vernon said ruthlessly. "But I guess I need to be slower because I didn't know that she hadn't been touched by my brother for more than eight years. Probably a month at best."

"Then, you don't need to think too much about her needs, isn't that right, Sir?"

"True, but I want to make sure that she got her best experience with me," Vernon said. He had a smile on his face, but that smile turned devious at some point, "I bet it'll be interesting to see my family's reaction. She can be a fun toy to pass my boredom."

…

p Diamond wasn't sure how she was supposed to help Mr. Phoenix Gray. Because his action was so different towards Chloe compared to the rest of his ex-women.

He was hot-and-cold towards her.

Sometimes Mr. Phoenix Gray acted as if he had at least a little interest in Chloe.

But other times… he acted as if Chloe was just a toy for him to pass his boredom, not so different from the rest of his previous flings.

'Whatever that is, I just hope he doesn't hurt her much. I kinda pity her a little,' Diamond said in her heart.

Chapter 27

Chloe left the CEO's office and gave the car key to the guard in the lobby.

The guard bowed at her respectfully, and he left for a while, only to return with a brand new silver Bentley Continental GT. How did she know it was brand new? Because the guard boasted about it.

"Mr. Phoenix Gray bought this about three days ago, Missus. He ordered me to take care of it until he gave the key to someone. Turns out that someone is you," the security guard said. "It's ready to use, and all the documents are inside the car."

"T—Thank you…."

Chloe walked towards her new car awkwardly and opened the car door. She sat inside her car for a while. Honestly, it wasn't her first time ever driving a luxury car.

Vincent had a lot of luxury cars with astronomical prices, and Chloe drove one or two for her daily transportation.

But she felt more pressure sitting in this car, to the point that she felt pricked with hundreds of needles on the (supposedly) comfortable seat.

Because she knew that she obtained this through sex work, no matter how you said it, it was still sex work. Even worse, she worked for her brother-in-law!

Chloe was dazed for a while until she shook her head, "Chloe, this is not the time to lament. You told yourself that you're willing to do anything for Mackie. Even if that means you have to sell your body…."

Chloe took a deep breath and turned on the car. She stepped on the gas and drove to the motel. She had to pack their stuff and put it inside the new apartment in Phoenix Tower.

After she was done, she went to the Phoenix Tower. She carried their (hers and Mackie's) luggage to the lobby and spoke to the receptionist;

"Uhh… Mr. Phoenix Gray told me to live here. May I ask to be escorted?" Chloe asked.

The receptionist looked at Chloe from head to toe, and she was doubtful that Mr. Phoenix Gray would take an early 30s woman to live in his apartment.

'Maybe a maid?' the receptionist thought. 'I guess she will live on the lower floor.'

"Do you have any recommendation letter or something?" the receptionist asked rudely. "I can't bring you in without any recommendation."

"Ah, I don't have that, but I have the key…." Chloe fished the white card from her pocket and put it on the counter.

The receptionist frowned when she saw the card.

—White card—

Phoenix Tower

20.02

—

'Floor 20? Isn't that a bit… too expensive for a maid?' she thought. 'Maybe Mr. Phoenix Gray wants that room to be cleaned for a special someone?'

Feeling unsure, the receptionist flipped the apartment card, and she jolted out of shock when she saw Mr. Phoenix Gray's signature behind the card.

This was legit, and of course, Mr. Gray wouldn't let a maid use a private card like this. He would give her the staff card instead if she was a real maid.

The receptionist gulped, "P—Please wait for a moment."

The receptionist quickly called Diamond— Mr. Phoenix Gray's secretary for confirmation, and the only thing Diamond said was—

"If her name is Chloe Gray or Chloe Carlson, treat her with respect, or you'll get fired by Mr. Phoenix Gray."

—

The receptionist quickly changed her expression in front of Chloe, "Miss, may I know your name?"

"Chloe Carlson," Chloe replied, not wanting to bring her 'Gray' surname here.

"Ah! Y—yes, my name is Anna, Miss. I'm the receptionist for Phoenix Tower. Let me escort you to the floor. Please follow me," Anna, the receptionist, said. She looked at Chloe's luggage, so she told a janitor to carry it.

Anna used a VIP lift and went straight to the 20th floor, "Miss, you can always use this VIP lift. This lift will take you straight to the 20th and 21st floors. I will give you a card later,"

"Thank you, Anna…."

They arrived on the 20th floor, and Anna led the way. She started explaining while walking, "This floor only has two big rooms.

"The room on the left is used for Mr. Gray's second office. Only Diamond— his secretary and the maids ever entered the office."

"And on your right—" Anna used the white card from Chloe to unlock the door, "—Is an empty apartment. This apartment has been empty since Mr. Phoenix Gray bought this building. He renovated it to make a new apartment, but it's not listed, so it can't be bought or rented. But he made sure that the staff cleaned it daily."

Anna opened the door and allowed Chloe to enter first.

Chloe walked in and halted her step once she saw the size of this apartment; she expected a small studio room, at least enough for her and her daughter.

But what she got was a huge apartment, it was basically a luxury apartment, fully furnished, and everything was brand new.

Anna walked in and started explaining like a real-estate agent, "This apartment has five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a living room, and a kitchen with a direct central park view. There is also entry to a long balcony if you want to have an evening tea while looking at the central park. Miss Chloe will be the first to live here, so all the facilities are guaranteed to be brand new. There will be two housekeepers who clean this apartment every morning, and if you need anything, you can just call me on the phone. The receptionist desk phone code is 3."

Chloe looked around in awe until she forgot to breathe. Of course, this wasn't her first time ever looking at an expensive apartment. Vincent had everything, twice the amount that Vernon had.

But what shocked her was that Vernon owned this apartment building, "Is everything under Vernon's name?" Chloe asked.

"The building is under Mr. Vernon Phoenix Gray's name, but he listed many of the apartment rooms from 5th to 19th floor, Miss Chloe," Anna replied.

Chapter 28

Anna saw Miss Chloe Carlson was still busy looking around her new apartment. She didn't want to disturb the new mistress, so she bowed her head and said, "I will put the key on this table, Miss Chloe. Call me if you need anything. Please excuse me."

Chloe turned around and politely thanked the receptionist.

The janitor put Chloe's luggage near her before closing the door.

It was a luxury apartment, but it wasn't as luxurious as her home with Vincent, their villas, or everything else.

But Vernon's apartment building— and his whole achievement was a lot more impressive than Vincent's.

Because Chloe knew that Vernon was a self-made, a polar opposite of Vincent, who had everything from the very start, and was told to manage and expand the ever-powerful Gray family's businesses.

She heard from Dorothea that Vernon refused any monetary aid from the Gray family, and people assumed that Vernon just wanted to cut the ties with his family.

So he started from the bottom, and his entertainment and investment company skyrocketed in five years.

"What an amazing man…." Chloe murmured. "No wonder all women are crazy over him."

But not for Chloe, though. She knew her place and knew that Vernon was just playing around. Just like how Vincent fucked almost every attractive woman he met, they were blood brothers, after all.

Chloe felt a growing self-loathing in her heart, wishing she would never be involved with Vincent, and all the regrets started coming to her.

But she quickly dispelled the thought before the negative thoughts affected her spirit, "Not now, Chloe. Focus on your daughter's well-being first. That's the most important."

Chloe carried the luggage and started exploring her new apartment. She had two bedrooms set up each for her and Mackie and then started checking the bathroom, laundry room, and the kitchen, especially the fridge.

"They have everything here…" Chloe muttered. "Should I restock the grocery myself, or the staff will restock it?"

Chloe remembered that Mackenzie had her own favorite drink, snack, and a few niche spices that the staff probably wouldn't know, "I need to talk to Vincent about grocery later."

While checking everything, she found a stair leading to the upper floor, the penthouse that became Vernon's main residence.

Chloe instinctively climbed the stair without hesitation. Vernon told him that she would be responsible for two things;

1. Cooking.

2. Cleaning his office suits.

3. Bed stuff.

"I need to check his dirty laundry, at least," Chloe said. She climbed the staircases and found that the stair was connected to the kitchen.

She immediately checked Vernon's fridge and frowned when she saw the messy fridge and dirty dishes, "Did the housekeepers forget to clean today?"

Chloe did her duty by arranging the stuff inside the fridge and putting the dirty dishes in the dishwasher.

Since the dishwasher would take a while, she checked the dirty laundry and found something strange in the laundry basket…

Chloe grabbed the only dirty laundry that hadn't been washed, but it wasn't a shirt or even underwear.

It was female black lingerie.

"Vernon lives alone, right?"

…

…

…

"Don't tell me that he likes to crossdress?" Chloe theorized. But in the end, she warded off the thought, threw the lingerie back into the laundry basket, and checked the bedroom. She guessed there must be a few more dirty shirts and suits there.

The bedroom door was half-open, but the room was dark, so she couldn't see anything from outside. But a strong scent of alcohol from the room got Chloe dizzy for a moment.

Chloe pushed the door open and turned on the light.

"AHHHHHH!" Chloe jolted and screamed out of shock when she saw a naked man and woman sleeping on the bed. They were sleeping heavily, and there were many bottles of expensive alcohol around them.

The woman woke up first when she heard the scream. She grumbled before opening her eyes.

The woman stared at Chloe in a daze before sighing and asking, "Are you the new maid? Did Vernon not tell you about anything?"

…

Chloe was too stunned to react. She kept staring at the woman who gently slapped the sleeping man's cheeks a few times for him to get up, "Babe, wake up."

"Urgh… what?" the man asked.

"Vernon hired a new maid. She is shocked because we're sleeping in his room."

"Ah—"

The man opened his eyes wide. He looked at Chloe and forced a smile, "Are you Vernon's new maid? Ah, he must've forgotten to tell you about our planned threesome."

"P—p—planned threesome?" that kind of word was so out of the world for Chloe, but the man said it so lightly.

"Yeah, we planned a threesome, and we had a blast last night, but he is strangely passive," the man said.

"Oh yeah!" the woman agreed. "He just watches, and he seems pissed for some reason. But well, we still had a blast being watched by him!"

The pair laughed happily, and they got up. They dressed and walked past Chloe, "Oh, by the way…."

The woman returned to Chloe and took money out of her wallet, "I feel bad for startling you. This is just pocket money for you. Don't tell anyone about us, okay?"

Chloe stared at the woman, and in closer inspection, she recognized her, "Wait, aren't you Gwen Sa—"

"Sshh," the woman put her index on her lips and winked, "I'm just Vernon's acquaintance. I will leave with my boyfriend now. Goodbye."

Gwen and her boyfriend walked out of the room and used the lift down to the parking lot. Chloe was still too shocked to react.

First, the black lingerie in the laundry basket, now a pair of a celebrity couple supposedly having a threesome with Vernon.

Chloe shook her head, trying to adjust to her new life as a maid, "How am I supposed to give a good environment for Mackie like this? I need to talk to Vernon. Maybe he will allow me to live somewhere with my salary."

Chapter 29

"I need to talk to Vernon. Maybe he will allow me to live somewhere with my salary," Chloe mumbled. "Ah, speaking about salary…."

Chloe wasn't sure how to talk about salary with Vernon. But she needed to pay for Mackenzie's semester tuition since Vincent refused to say it. She absolutely despised going on marriage counseling with Vincent, knowing he could pull up some strings to do that.

Thus, she needed her salary to be paid forward.

"I need to talk with him about that too…."

**

Chloe busied herself by cleaning the bed and washing the rest of the dirty laundry. Once the cleaning was done, she prepared the ingredients for cooking dinner.

She didn't know what Vernon liked, but she remembered when Vernon was a teenager, she often cooked in Gray's family kitchen for Vincent. Little Vernon would request a few things that he liked, such as corn soup, lasagna, and many things that couldn't be cooked because of their dietician.

After Chloe had cooked everything, she checked the time, and it was time for her to pick up Mackie from her school.

She finished everything and put her cooking in the fridge, so she could reheat it again tomorrow.

Chloe went out to pick Mackie up, and when she arrived in front of the school, she saw her daughter with red and puffy eyes. Her hair was messy, and she also had scratches on her arms.

"Mackie!" Chloe opened the car door and rushed to her daughter. Mackie turned her head towards her Mommy, and she bit her lips but said nothing as Chloe hugged her.

"Oh God, what happened?!"

"It's nothing, Mommy."

"Mackie, you have to tell me! Did someone bully you? I will talk to your homeroom teacher—"

"Mommy… Mackie wants to go home. Let's leave…."

…

Chloe picked her up and carried her daughter to the car. She put her on the seat and strapped up the seatbelt before driving away.

They were silent for a while until Chloe couldn't hold it anymore, "What happened, Mackie? You need to tell Mommy."

Mackie lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers, "Mommy, is it true?"

"What truth?"

"That Daddy is sleeping with Jaden's Mom and Mia's Mom too…." Mackie said.

…

"Did Jaden say something again today? Did he beat you up?"

"No, Mommy. Mia came to me and said that Daddy is the reason why her Daddy and Mommy are separated," Mackenzie replied. "Daddy is sleeping naked with her Mommy, and now Mia's daddy left her."

…

Chloe clenched her grip on the steering wheel. That bastard never learned. No matter how often Chloe told him not to screw around with people, that might affect Mackenzie. But he didn't even give a shit about her daughter's wellbeing.

"And Mia picked a fight with you?"

"Mmn…" Mackie nodded. "Mia pushed me, so I pushed her back, then we fought…."

"Miss Alisha didn't do anything to separate you two?" Chloe mentioned the homeroom teacher.

"She did, but it's too late, Mommy…." Mackie rested her back on the seat and asked again, "Mommy, why did Daddy sleep naked with Mia's and Jaden's Moms?"

Chloe bit her lower lip, trying to contain her anger as she was 100% sure not going to cover up for that bastard Vincent for what he did, not even in front of their daughter.

But she had to be careful of her words. Telling everything without a filter would only shock a child's mind.

"Daddy and Mommy are going through a difficult time together. That's why we have to move out for a while," Chloe said as she tried to be as gentle as possible.

Mackie went silent for a while and continued asking, "Would Daddy let us return home someday?"

"That depends on Daddy. If he wants us to return home, he has to stop sleeping naked with Jaden's and Mia's Mommy."

"But Daddy told Mackie once that he loves Mommy the most…."

'Ah, what kind of bullshit is he spewing in front of our daughter?' Chloe thought. 'That's just straight up the worst lie I've ever heard in my life.'

Chloe got even more annoyed with Vincent and all of his crap. But she had to keep her calm in front of her daughter.

"Well, I hope he meant that," Chloe said. "Well, don't worry about your Daddy, dear. I will treat your wound once we reach home, okay?"

"I don't want to go to that scary place again…" Mackie said. She pouted and was about to throw another tantrum.

"Who said we will go there? We have a new house now!"

"Wah!?"

Mackenzie looked excited. This was probably the most exciting thing she had heard since a few days ago. She turned her head to Mommy and asked, "Is it bigger?"

"Oh, a looooot bigger! So you can run around freely!"

"With my own room?"

"Yes! Big room, just like in our home before!"

"And kitchen and snacks?!"

"Yes! There are a lot of snacks! We can buy more later!"

"WEEEE!" Mackenzie forgot about her woes immediately. She got so excited that she almost jumped out of her seat.

"Mommy, I want to eat your cooking again! I don't want to eat sandwiches and burgers every day!"

"Okay, okay, Mommy has cooked dinner for you. Let's go to our new home, okay?"

"Okay!"

**

They arrived at their new apartment, and only two words came out of Mackie's mouth.

'Wah!' and 'Wow!'

She was so happy with everything that she jumped around happily around the big apartment. Chloe had to chase her around the apartment because her scratch wounds hadn't been treated.

It wasn't until nine that she fell asleep, and Chloe went up to Vernon's room to wait for the young CEO.

She reheated the dinner that went cold and prepared it for Vernon.

Chloe kept looking at her phone to check the time, and the front door of the penthouse was finally opened around two in the morning.

Chloe got up from her seat to greet Vernon, "Vernon, do you want me to reheat dinner—"

Chloe halted her step immediately because she saw Vernon return home drunk with a woman in his embrace.

Chapter 30

Chloe halted her step immediately because she saw Vernon return home drunk with a woman in his embrace.

The woman that propped him was not just a nobody. She was the hottest rising star that starred in a new box office movie, Elise Summer.

"Ah, are you a new maid?" Elise asked.

…

Chloe said nothing. She was still trying to process what had happened. Because this hit so close to home.

To see a drunk man who looked similar to Vincent being propped by a beautiful woman. It unlocked the memory that she had tried to bury for so long.

Because when Vincent started cheating, he was only around 28 years old, and Chloe was seven months pregnant then.

She was devastated that she thought she'd get a miscarriage because of shock.

'Why is my life always revolve around that bastard….'

"Hey, HEY!"

"Ah—""

Chloe snapped out of her daze when she saw Elise's annoyed face.

"Come and help me! He is so heavy, damn it!"

"Y—Yes!"

Chloe helped Elise by taking Vernon's other arm. They carried him to his bedroom, which Chloe cleaned in the afternoon. Chloe gently put Vernon on the bed. Vernon was already intoxicated, so he felt nothing and only mumbling about incoherent stuff.

"I will prepare a towel for him—"

"Ah, no need. I will be the one who helps him pass the night," Elise said. She unbuttoned her shirt in front of Chloe and took off her shirt, exposing her beautiful slim body and a cute pink bra covering her nicely shaped boobs.

Elise glanced at Chloe and frowned, "Why are you still here? Out now, I need to help him!"

"Ah— o—okay…."

Chloe felt everything was on autopilot, from carrying Vernon to his bed and allowing the other woman to please him. Everything was so similar to her experience with Vincent.

Chloe left the room and shut the door slowly, leaving a tiny gap so she could hear whatever happened inside. She stood in front of the door and listened carefully to the suspicious sounds coming from inside.

Slurp. Slurpp! Slick, slick, slick!

"Ugh… urgh! Shh… sss… sii… ugh…." Chloe wasn't a baby. Of course, she knew what the sound meant. She continued listening and heard even more moaning coming from Vernon.

He seemed to be mumbling about something incoherent while Elise gave him a blowjob, so Chloe didn't know what he wanted to utter.

The blowjob continued until Vernon gasped, and there was nothing but silence after that.

'Ah… this is so nostalgic. Vincent and Vernon's habits and hobbies are uncannily similar,' Chloe smiled bitterly. She felt that familiar pain she experienced whenever she faced Vincent.

'This is not my problem. Vernon is not my problem,' Chloe said.

She gently shut the door until there was a click and went downstairs to her apartment.

She checked at Mackie, who was already asleep and worried about her even more.

"This place is not suitable for us. I don't want Mackie to accidentally discover Vernon or his wild guests doing stuff. I need to ask for early payment….'

**

Vernon woke up groggily the next morning. His head was banging like crazy, and his muscle ached all over.

"Ugh…" Vernon groaned and massaged his temple. He opened his eyes, blinked twice, and realized he was in his room.

'Who brought me here?' Vernon asked himself. He drank heavily yesterday. It was to celebrate the new contract for one of his talents in the entertainment industry, Elise Summer.

So he thought he would still sleep on that long sofa in the club.

'So, who brought me? Was it Diamond?' Vernon pondered. 'No, I already told Diamond to return home if she wants. I don't think she will stay for the whole night.'

But his pondering was cut short when the bathroom door was opened, and naked Elise Summer came out from the bathroom.

"Ah, I thought you'd sleep for the whole day," Elise said. "Since I sucked your dick to relieve your morning wood as well."

Vernon was dazed, still trying to process the stuff happening right now.

He looked down when Elise mentioned dick and jolted when he saw himself naked from hips to toe. His thick 8-inch was still erect and covered with saliva.

"WHAT THE FUCK?!" Vernon jumped out of bed and distanced himself from Elise immediately.

Elise also got startled by his reaction, "What?"

"You— what did you do when I was unconscious?!"

"Geez, I just sucked your dick twice! No need to get so worked up about it!" Elise rolled her eyes. "What's with your reaction? We did it often, aren't we? I thought I was your current girlfriend and sex partner."

"FUCK! I didn't consent on this one, you bitch!" Vernon opened the door and yelled, "LEAVE!"

Elise Summer was astounded by Vernon's sudden personality change. He was such a party animal who drank heavily during the party yesterday, and he even hugged and kissed her in front of everybody.

But now he suddenly yelled and kicked her out? They fucked three times already!

"Ugh, I guess you're still too drunk," Elise Grumbled. She dressed up sloppily before leaving the room. "Thank you for the celebration. By the way, last night was amazing."

"For fuck sake, just leave!"

"I know, I know! Geez, what a weirdo," Elise walked out and accidentally came across the maid who helped her yesterday.

It seemed she was carrying a bowl of chicken noodle soup for Vernon.

"You should be careful of him. He is not in the right mood today," Elise said, and she strutted away.

Chloe's eyes followed her back until Elise left and then turned around.

From one shock to another, he saw Vernon massaging his temple while leaning on the wall. He looked at Chloe and dodged her eyes when their gazes met, "Why didn't you kick her out last night? Didn't I tell you this is my private residence? I was intoxicated, and that bitch sucked me while I was unconscious. That bitch seriously has galls."

…

"Why aren't you saying anything?"